Chapter 2
Travis.
He watched her and his eyes traveled over her again for the umpteenth time. She still looked as amazing as how when he`d first left her, maybe even more! Her eyes were still a brilliant violet and stripped away the naïve barriers one erected around one`s heart and looked head on into the soul inside. And yes; he still wanted her as much as he wanted her when he first saw her; how could he not? She was still beautifully and spiritually intelligent, it shined in her eyes and in the way she looked at people. He loved her eyes. He didn't love them only because their unique color; he loved them also because they were direct windows to her soul.
He`d be lying if he said that being next to her didn't bring his desire to go crazy. He had dreamt of her more times than he could count and his dreams had originated and sometimes progressed into a certain action filled scene that he had never put any other woman.
He mentally cursed his thoughts, he shouldn't be thinking about her that way; especially not now when they had to work together to solve this mystery of the missing Priestesses, but how could he resist her when her very closeness threatened his possessive and instinctive vampire instincts which screamed for him to claim her as his own? To out his mark on her a hold her as his forever, to never let anyone or anything harm her in anyway. To keep her safe no matter what and claim her forever as his mate and no one else`s.
You`re a warrior! Not a bloody hormone driven teen! He cursed himself, but already his mind was contradicting him. He wasn`t old actually, he was barely twenty to her seventeen. And yes, if the feelings and urges racing through him were accurate telltale signs of any, his hormones were very much still active and alive.
No matter that he kept reminding himself that this mission was of great importance and could very well hold the key to saving the House of Night schools all around the world or bringing them to total and unquestionable ruin, his body only calmed a small bit. He had a sudden feeling this mission was going to be a lot harder that he or she could dare to believe.